New Archbishop Of Mobile

By The Associated Press
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The Most Rev. Thomas J. Rodi is installed Friday as the new Roman Catholic archbishop of Mobile. New Archbishop Of Mobile
Published: Fri, June 06, 2008 - 2:11 pm
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - The Most Rev. Thomas J. Rodi is being
installed as the Roman Catholic archbishop of Mobile.
Following an installation mass Friday at the Cathedral of the
Immaculate Conception, Rodi, the former bishop of the Biloxi, Miss.
diocese, succeeds Archbishop Oscar Lipscomb, who retired.
Rodi will minister to some 68,331 Catholics in 28 counties of
south Alabama.
Rodi, 58, a New Orleans native, has a law degree from Tulane
University, among other academic degrees.
Ordained in 1978, Rodi began serving in parishes in the New
Orleans. He said he wanted to be a parish priest, "and that
remains my first love."

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)


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